Samsung EPIC 4G GETTING STARTED

Get started

All you need to know to get going.

Welcome!

Your Device

Sprint is committed to developing technologies that give you the ability to get what you want when you want it, faster than ever before. This booklet introduces you to the basics of getting started with Sprint and your new Samsung Epic 4G.™ You’ll quickly discover how easy it is to customize with apps from Android Market™, browse the Web at 3G and 4G speeds, send email, text, or picture messages, watch movies or TV, get turn-by-turn driving directions, or connect up to ﬁve Wi-Fi devices to the Internet with Sprint Mobile Hotspot. Because there’s less waiting, and more doing, on the Now Network.™

The services described in this guide may require a subscription to a service plan and/or may incur additional charges. Not all services will work on all devices. Coverage is not available everywhere.

Important Privacy Message. Sprint’s policies often do not apply to third-party applications. Third-party applications may access your personal information or require Sprint to disclose your customer information to the third-party application provider. To ﬁnd out how a third-party application will collect, access, use, or disclose your personal information, check the application provider’s policies, which can usually be found on their website. If you aren’t comfortable with the third-party application’s policies, don’t use the application.

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Headset Jack

Proximity/ Light Sensor

Status Bar Icons

Touchscreen Display

HOME Key

MENU Key

Charger/Accessory Jack

Earpiece

LED

Camera

Lens

Power

Button

BACK

Key

Fn Key

Shift Key

Smiley Key

QWERTY Keyboard

Space Key

Navigation

Keys

Delete

Key

Function

Keys

Enter

Key

Get Your Device Ready

Activate Your Phone

Making and Answering Calls

Insert the Battery

1. Remove the battery compartment cover on

the back of the device.

2. Align the battery’s contacts with those inside the

battery compartment and gently press down until the battery is seated.

3. Replace the back cover.

Charge the Battery

1. Insert the USB cable into the charging head.

2. Slide open the Charger/Accessory Jack cover

and insert the small end of the USB cable into the jack.

3. Plug the charging head into a standard AC

power outlet.

Turn the Device On

• Press and hold .

Unlock the Device

• Drag up to unlock.

Turn the Display Screen On or Off

• Press .

Switch to Spanish menus (optional)

1. Press

and tap Applications >

Settings > Language & keyboard.

2. Tap Select locale > Español.

Activate Your Phone

• If you purchased your phone at a Sprint Store, it is probably activated and ready to use.

• If you received your phone in the mail, and it is a new Sprint account or a new phone number, your phone is designed to activate automatically when you ﬁrst turn it on. To conﬁrm your activation, make a phone call.

• If you received your phone in the mail and it is going to be activated on an existing number (you’re swapping phones), go to sprint.com/activate and follow the instructions.

When you have ﬁnished, make a phone call to conﬁrm your activation. If your phone is still not activated or you do not have access to the Internet, contact Sprint Customer Service at

1-888-211-4727 for assistance.

Make a Call

1. If the screen is locked, drag up to unlock.

2. Press and tap Phone.

3. Tap the digits of the number you want to call on

the Phone keypad. (The number will appear just above the keypad as you enter it. Tap to delete one or more digits.)

4. Tap .

Answer an Incoming Call

Answer

• Drag the incoming call notice up to

Answer

Send a Call Directly to Voicemail

Ignore

• Drag the incoming call notice down to

Ignore

Getting Around on Your Device

Move Around Your Device’s Menus and Screens

Tap: When you want to type using the onscreen

keyboard, select items such as application and settings icons, or press onscreen buttons, simply tap them with your ﬁnger. A light touch works best.

Press and hold: To display the available options for an item simply press and hold the item.

Flick: Move your ﬁnger in lighter, quicker strokes than swiping. This ﬁnger gesture is always used in a vertical motion, such as when ﬂicking through contacts or a message list.

Swipe or slide: Quickly drag your ﬁnger vertically or horizontally across the screen.

Drag: Press and hold your ﬁnger with some pressure before you start to move it. Do not release your ﬁnger until you have reached the target position.

Rotate: Activate the auto-rotate feature to automatically change the screen orientation from portrait to landscape by turning the device sideways.

Swype: This unique feature allows you to enter a word by sliding a ﬁnger from letter to letter, lifting only between words. See the Basics Guide in the box, and the User Guide online for instructions on using this text input method.

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